Iodine toxicity: an unusual cause of cardiovascular collapse during anesthesia in an infant with Hirschsprung's disease.
This report describes a case of acute life-threatening iodine toxicity in an infant with Hirschsprung's disease caused by rectal irrigation with povidone-iodine. A hypothesis regarding absorption and recommendations for povidone-iodine usage for bowel preparation are presented.
Means
L J
LJ
Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
Rescorla
F J
FJ
Grosfeld
J L
JL
D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007455:Iodine / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000506:poisoning*; D012007:Rectum; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects
D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D007455:Iodine